The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-10-06
SENTENCE AFFIRMED.
The Supreme Court Rulings in the
Sharp Case.
The Old Man Ordered to Serve HIS
Time in Sing Sing.
The Cowboy Fatal Shooting Affair in
the Territory.
A Postmaster Arrested for Stealing a
BOttIs'Of 0atsup.

the court In the case of Jacob SharpC
was settled by the general term Of tn,
supreme court to-day. It directs tina,
the sentence imposed on Sharpe be car
RED out. The order was settled byJud0t
Van Buren,, all of Sharpe's LAWYERS and
the C'strict attorney with his assistants
being present at the time.
After the order had been settled a
discussion took place as to removing
sharpe from the Ludlow street jail to
oIng sing prison. Sheriff Grant par
tictpated in the discussion. Sharpe's
lawyers urged that he was too sick to
TO Dc removed but the district attorney
wanted him taken at once and said that
MS district attorneys physician had
examined Sharpe and said that it would
not De dangerous to remove him. After
prolonged discussion it was agreed
that Judge Vanbrunt should select q
physician to examine Sharpe to-day
ana report upon his condition this at
ternoon. The sheriff viii be guided In
his future action by this report.
NOTICE OF AN APPEAL.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Notice of ap-
peal TO the Court of Appeals in the
case or Jacob Sharpe has been fled.
several eminent physicians an
pointed by Judge Van Brunt to ex-
anime Sharpe as TO his condition have
reported to the sheriff that prisoner
Is III mt condition to be moved. and
the sheriff has been directed that he be
taken 70 Sing Sing tomorrow.
A STAY GRANTED.
ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 29.-Judge
Ruger, Of the Court Of Appeals, to
night signed an order granting a stay
OF proceedings until October 9Th in the
matter OF carrying out the sentence of
imprisonment against Jacob Sharpe.
This viii prevent his contemplated re-
moval to Sing Sing tomorrow.
A SHOOTING sCRAPE.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29-The Times Little
ROCK special says: News reached here
last night from Oklahoma, Indian Ter
rftory, OF a tragic shooting between
cowboys named Adam Russell and John
Clark, who had a camp on saltwater,
and who were herding cattle In the
neighborhood. A disagreement about
q matter of little moment caused Rus
sell to shoot Clark. The shot took eff
feet in his cheek, wounding him badly.
He drew revolver and fred at Russell
who returned the fire. After
several shots had been exchanged
Russell dropped to the ground. Clark
walked some distance from the camp
when he fell exhausted. It is thought
neither will will recover.
ATTEMPTED TRAIN ROBBERY
KANSAS Cry, Sept. GA special
from Big Springs, Tex, says that as
an East bound passenger train stop
ping at Odessa, near here, for water
three masked men made an attempt to
capture the train. The train hands re-
sisted and drove them off. AS they re-
treated they fired three shots at the
train. One bullet entered the sleeping
car and passed within one inch o. a
passengers head, and another grazed q
brakeman's head, knocking him sense
less. Officers are in hot pursuit. The
would-be robbers left cap and mask.
ARRESTED FOR E4IBEZZLEAIENT.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept. 29.-F. NJ.
Severance, cashier of the defunct
Farmers Bank, of Fayetteville, has
been arrested on complaint of Receiver
Andrews, charging him with embez-
Lling So, 900 of the banks funds.
BALD KNoBBERs SENTENCED.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. GA Times
special from Springfield, Mo-, says that
Judge Krekel in the United States
Court to-day set the following sentences
on Bald Knobbers who were convicted
of whipping 4. p. Holmes, a home
steader on Government land in Christ
ian County: William Robertson, one
year at hard labor; Jack Hyles, Andy
Adams, Matt Shipman, six months
ton, two months each. The attorney for
the remainder of the Bald KnObbers
asked that the indictments be quashed
on the ground that the grand jury was
composed entirely of Democrats and
the prisoners were all Republicans.
The Judge refuted the statement as to
the politics of the jurymen, dismissed
the application and continued all the
cases until the February term.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
CHICAGO, Sept. ga destructive
fire broke out late last night in the ex-
tensive box factory of Maxwell Bros.
The blaze started in a one-story build
ing. How the fire originated is a mVs-
eery, as all the lights and fires were ex-
tinguished when the men quit work, at
8 O'Clock last evening. Maxwell Bros.
loss amounts to about SI25. 900. AL
most the whole manufacturing plant.
consisting Of large two-story brick
building, several one-story buildings
and valuable equipment of macliin-
cry, were destroyed. In fact, none OF
Maxwell Bros property escaped the
flames except their lumber yard and
stables. The fire spread to the nlanino
mill and sash factory of John 4. Lob
stein, which adjoined the box factory
on the east, and caused a dam
age of $4,000 to machinery and
the structure of three
story frame building which stood across
the street from Lobstein's main plant
IL. b: Bourett q Co.'s planning mill, 10
Gated on the west side of Loomis street
Is damaged to some extent by reason OF
sparks carried from the box factory,
The fire insurance on the Maxwell
plant amounts to between S4O, 600 and
go, 900: Lobstein's loss of $50, 600 Is
partially covered by insurance of AZ.
600. For time the fire was of such \
threatening character that its spread
to many lumber yards and plan.
ing mills in the vicinity seemed
inevitable and four alarms were
given to the fire department. BY effec-
tive and prompt work the firemen con-
lined the blaze within the limits de-
scribed above. Three hundred anG
sixty-eight of Maxwell Bros employees
will be idle short time only, as Inc
work OF rebuilding the factory will be
commenced at once.
STEAMER BURNDD.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, sept. 3O.-Thf
steamer 7. ID. Sims burned this morn
ing sixteen miles above Memphis. ON,
life was lost. '
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
MEMPHIS, Sept. 30-The steamer II
Is. Sims, plying between Memphis ant
81. Louis, burned this morning at 3:4l
O'Clock at island 4O-sixteen mile,
above this city. She was en- route from
st. Louis, and had a good cargo o
freight, including about 275 bales q
cotton and six hundred barrels of fiou
and meal. The boat and cargo il
total loss. So far as known onlv on
life was lost-that of a Young ma
named Bunch, from Illinois. who wa
apassenger. A negro roustabout. and
white deck passenger are also reporte
missing.
SHOT BURGLAR
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept. 3O.-Tb
Farmers Bank at New Castle was ar
tered at an early hour this morning i
masked robbers, and their moyemeni
awoke the cashier, who seized a MIST
and fired, wounding one of the II
truders. His companions picked n
the fallen man and quickly carried hi
out at the front door, making their q
cape: The bank floor is marked wifi
blood where he fell. The robbers ~
no booty and left behind them a kif
burglar tools, n wheelbarroW and Ia,
ders. They are supposed to have cor
and gone by way of boat in the Tiv,